washer bottle

[cucinadio]

Hay guys,

on a D2 lve never relly noticed it before "prob cause l wasn't looking for it, but l saw a picthat cought my interest!!
is the washer bottle situated behind the bull bar and below the left (if your sitting in the drivers seat) hand headlight????


cheers

[mcrover]

On what, A disco?

Mines on the pass side up against the bulk head, right in the corner and I dont think Ive seen a Disco with it anywhere else but the early ones could be different as I havnt had much to do with them.

[BMKal]

Mine's below the left headlight. Originally you couldn't see it, but since I had the roo-bar installed and they did not re-fit the original inner guard liners, it is very obvious now. At the moment, I'm trying to figure out how to modify the original guard liners so that I can mount them back in and have them connected to both the bodywork and the roo-bar, because the washer bottle and pump gets covered in mud, which can't be good for the electrics. As a short term fix, I've wrapped it all in Denso tape.

It's an '02 / '03 Disco TD5 - appears to be original installation.

[cucinadio]

Mine's below the left headlight. Originally you couldn't see it, but since I had the roo-bar installed and they did not re-fit the original inner guard liners, it is very obvious now. At the moment, I'm trying to figure out how to modify the original guard liners so that I can mount them back in and have them connected to both the bodywork and the roo-bar, because the washer bottle and pump gets covered in mud, which can't be good for the electrics. As a short term fix, I've wrapped it all in Denso tape.

It's an '02 / '03 Disco TD5 - appears to be original installation.



ahchhh so im not going crazy, the reason i ask is that i wonder if i can sling the bottle from my d1 into the same spot and that will give me the space i need for second battery allthough mine has the poly bar if thats what your calling the "roo bar" mmmm

re:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery/48461-duel-battery-system.html#post658990


any thoughts on this guys

cheers

[BMKal]

When I bought mine, it had only the standard Landrover plastic bumper bar with an alloy "nudge bar" in the centre. I replaced this with a full alloy bull bar or roo bar (as in photo below) because the HID lights I have vibrated too much on the nudge bar - plus living in Kalgoorlie there are a few skippy's around.

The washer bottle was always located in the same position - has not been moved with the installation of the bar. I haven't had a look at any other D2's, but I assume they're all the same. The filler is immediately above this - to the left of the radiator - between the radiator and the air cleaner box. Can't see any reason you couldn't move your washer bottle to this position, or maybe pick up a bottle from a D2 at the wreckers or somewhere. You'll obviously have to re-route / extend wiring and plumbing to suit. My last one was a D1 V8, but I can't remember where the washer bottle was on that.

5778

If you need - I could stick my head up under the wheel arch over the next couple of days and take a couple of photos of the bottle installation.

Cheers ............ BM

[cucinadio]

When I bought mine, it had only the standard Landrover plastic bumper bar with an alloy "nudge bar" in the centre. I replaced this with a full alloy bull bar or roo bar (as in photo below) because the HID lights I have vibrated too much on the nudge bar - plus living in Kalgoorlie there are a few skippy's around.

The washer bottle was always located in the same position - has not been moved with the installation of the bar. I haven't had a look at any other D2's, but I assume they're all the same. The filler is immediately above this - to the left of the radiator - between the radiator and the air cleaner box. Can't see any reason you couldn't move your washer bottle to this position, or maybe pick up a bottle from a D2 at the wreckers or somewhere. You'll obviously have to re-route / extend wiring and plumbing to suit. My last one was a D1 V8, but I can't remember where the washer bottle was on that.

5778

If you need - I could stick my head up under the wheel arch over the next couple of days and take a couple of photos of the bottle installation.

Cheers ............ BM

cheers BM,

That would be great if u could, give e some idea rather than chasing down the nearest d2 and asking them if i can "look at their bottle" :D:D

cheers

[dobbo]

It's a 9l bottle with the pourer spout right where you want to place the battery and extending up to just a few mm's below the bonnet. You may fit it, but it won't be an easy fit with a D2 water bottle.

[cucinadio]

It's a 9l bottle with the pourer spout right where you want to place the battery and extending up to just a few mm's below the bonnet. You may fit it, but it won't be an easy fit with a D2 water bottle.

????? sorry mate im not getting you ??, are u talking about the d2 into the d1 or are we talking that a 91mod d1 has the same bottle as the d2???

can i not fit the d2's bottle into the my d1???

cheers

[dobbo]

????? sorry mate im not getting you ??, are u talking about the d2 into the d1 or are we talking that a 91mod d1 has the same bottle as the d2???

can i not fit the d2's bottle into the my d1???

cheers

D2 9 Litre water bottle, the engine bay is a tad wider on the D2 than the D1, also the pourer is right where you want to place a 2nd battery in your D1, a battery may fit but from what I can recall of any D1 engine bay layout, you may have to modify the water bottle and have a small battery resting up against the radiator support. I may be wrong as I've never measured the two engine bays up, but I don't think I am.

[cucinadio]

D2 9 Litre water bottle, the engine bay is a tad wider on the D2 than the D1, also the pourer is right where you want to place a 2nd battery in your D1, a battery may fit but from what I can recall of any D1 engine bay layout, you may have to modify the water bottle and have a small battery resting up against the radiator support. I may be wrong as I've never measured the two engine bays up, but I don't think I am.

ohhh i see what ur saying!!, yhea ur right but i was thinking it would be easier to move the bottle than the steering resivour and the coil !!!
i havent seen any pics of the new placment of these so im at a lost to where to move them to!!!

cheers

[dobbo]

Expensive option but get one built up out of stainless steel in the shape that you want to fit where and how you want. It's a water reserviour, could be a 2L coke bottle with a pump gaffa taped to it, well probably not Gaffa taped but as long as it works and mounted sufficiently does it really matter where it is? Put it anywhere.

[cucinadio]

Expensive option but get one built up out of stainless steel in the shape that you want to fit where and how you want. It's a water reserviour, could be a 2L coke bottle with a pump gaffa taped to it, well probably not Gaffa taped but as long as it works and mounted sufficiently does it really matter where it is? Put it anywhere.


yhea spose !!!?????:D:D;)


cheers

[BMKal]

Hi Cucinadio.

A couple of photos of the D2 washer bottle installation. Filler is a straight tube about 18 inches long with opening in the front left corner of engine bay, next to air cleaner box. I think it would be quite easy to cut this in half, mount the top half somewhere else (out of the way of your second battery) and simply run some hose between the top and bottom halves of the filler tube.

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Cheers ................ BM

[cucinadio]

Hi Cucinadio.

A couple of photos of the D2 washer bottle installation. Filler is a straight tube about 18 inches long with opening in the front left corner of engine bay, next to air cleaner box. I think it would be quite easy to cut this in half, mount the top half somewhere else (out of the way of your second battery) and simply run some hose between the top and bottom halves of the filler tube.

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Cheers ................ BM

mate thanks,

uv been very helpfull of late and i now see how and what ur talking about (what a strange place to putt the bloody thing hay ?) the size of the bottle in the d1 is about twice the size of that in the left p/s corner,

so two options are to get a hold of the d2 bottle as u suggested and fit it into the same space as the d2, or even into the space where the jack is ?,or even get a hold of an old gq patrol bottle and put in the space tht has the jack??
this would leave me heaps of space for the new second battery in the space where the big bottle is???

cheers

[BMKal]

I suppose any of those would work. Just depends on what you can find easily to use. As dobbo said - it's only a water bottle. Not sure how many pumps you have on yours - the D2 has two pumps, for front & rear windscreens - assume that D1 has the same.

Just looking at your photos - that's a very different set-up to what I remember from my D1. Can't remember exactly what was in that corner, but the jack definitely wasn't there. Where your air cleaner box is located is where the ABS is in the D2. Another option which might give you a bit of room to play with would be to install a D2 air cleaner box as well as the D2 wash bottle if you could manage to get hold of both from the wreckers. You'd have to move the jack, coil and power steering reservoir. But that would free up the area above the wheel arch where your air cleaner box is now - could probably mount jack, coil & steering reservoir there. Advantage would be that you could fit a snorkel very easily - same as the one on mine. The area where your wash bottle is now located would be free for battery.

I'll be interested to see how you go fitting a second battery in where your wash bottle is now. Will there be enough depth for battery and tray in there with the bonnet clearing everything. There's a fair bit of room in the same location in mine - only need to move a few wires and hoses and that area is clear. Might look at fitting a second battery there myself.

[cucinadio]

does any one els have a duel battery set up in a d1 that u could take a pic of for me ???

cheers